West Region: Western Kentucky, a Long Shot, Beats Drake at Buzzer

 
Ty Rogers’ 26-foot shot as the horn sounded in overtime in capped some of the most entertaining theater thus far in the N.C.A.A. tournament. [link]

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Western Kentucky vs. Drake - GameCast - March 21, 2008

LAST 15 PLAYS TIME SCORE TEAM PLAY 0:00 101-99 End Game 0:02 101-99 W KENTUCKY Ty Rogers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrone Brazelton. 0:06 98-99 DRAKE Drake Full Timeout. 0:06 98-99 DRAKE Jonathan Cox made Free Throw. 0:06 98-98 W KENTUCKY ...
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Video of Ty Rogers Winning Shot

Damn, these guys are quick. Western Kentucky gets by Drake with this amazing shot. What a way to end a game. Damnation, I love March. Post from: Intentional Foul Video of Ty Rogers Winning Shot
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Ty Rogers' Buzzer Beater Over Drake

To quote my man Gus, "THIS is March Madness!" Western Kentucky led by as much as 16 points in the second half, but Jonathan Cox's 17 points in a 10 minutes span pulled the Drake Bulldogs back to take the game to overtime. In overtime, Drake leading 99-98, March Madness happened. Brazelton (33 points) set Ty Rogers up for this lengthy buzzer beating three-pointer.
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Video: Ty Rogers' game-winner for Western KY over Drake

Watch Ty Rogers beat Drake with his buzzer-beating 3-pointer and then his comments after the game.
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Rogers' 3 shoots 12th-seeded W. Kentucky past No. 5 Drake

Buzzer-beater upset in OT--the madness has finally begun!
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